The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-19
life and inner character Of these remark.

home life and inner character Of these remark
able people.
There lives in Chillicothc to-day an aged man
who is the last grandchild OF Rufus Putnam,
who led the first colony Of settlers to Ohio in
1888. The grandson bears the full name Of his
distinguished ancestor, General Rufus Putnam,
and he has in his possession great many rel
les Of historical interest and q large part OF his
grandfather's correspondence and private pa
pers and manuscripts.
General Putnam is President OF the North
west Pioneer Association, and has lively in
terest in all matters bearing upon the early his
tory of the Northwest Territory.
Among the old papers which he has put into
my possession is the subjoined schedule OF laws
for the government of tho colony ut Marietta,
printed and posted in 1885,
"Vhe emigrants under the command of Gen.
eral Rufus Putnam landed their boats at the
upper point of the Muskingum river, Marietta,
on the 7th Of April, 1873, where they unloaded
their effects. The boards which they brought
with them for the erection Of temporary huts,
were landed and properly disposed of. large
tent was put up for the Governor OF the colony,
General Putnam. And in this tent he transact
ed oil the business Of tho colony. On the 9th
of April, 1888, the Governors chart Of laws was
read by his private secretary, General Benjamin
Tupper, and approved by the members OF the
colony association:
"First-Be it ordained by the ofacery and
Council, that said territory be one district, SUBJ
ject to be divided into five districts, as future
circumstances may make 1t expedient.
'Second-Be it ordained that the Governor
and his officery may make such laws, civil,
criminal and military, for the colony, but not
to conflict with the laws Of the original re-
established U. S. laws of 1887.
Third - Be it ordained that tho Grand
Council composed of three Supreme Judges
and three Territorial Association Judges, be-
fore whom shall be tried and decided all the
business Of the colony, civil criminal and mill
tary.
"Fourth-The Grand Council will hold their
sessions 5th July, 7th, 9th of April and I'd
Wednesday, Sept, annually, where all claims
against the association must be presented and
Cancelled.
"Fifth-Be it ordained that the Governor re-
ceive at the rate of forty dollars per month for
his services while performing the duties OF his
office. All other offlcery and grand council one
dollar per day while in the performance Of their
duties, martial, military. musicians, chaplain
singers and teachers OF schools.
"Sixth-Bo it ordained that all permanent emf
grants to the Territory shall BIO entitled to one
hundred acres Of land free, within the North
west purchase.
"Seventh-Be it ordained that all pioneers
and their descendants may become life and
benefit members Of the Emigrant Associa-
tion, Northwest Territory, by paying 81 per an
mum to the Governor, for the use OF the associa-
tion.
"Eighth-Be it ordained that all members
must entertain emigrants visit the sick, clothe
the naked, feed the hungry, attend funerals,
cabin raisings log rollngs, huskings; have their
latchstrings always out.
"Ninth-Be it ordained that all members Of
| the colony, from the ages of eighteen to forty
five, must perform four days of military duty
per annum. All uniformed companies may drill
| once month, dates and places fixed by their
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"Tenth-Be 1t ordained that oil members Of